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No cure for red crown rot in soybeans

Dec 29, 2024
Dec 29, 2024

Damage is extensive in this photo of an Illinois soybean field across the Mississippi River from northeastern Missouri counties where red crown rot disease has been confirmed.
Photo courtesy Mandy Bish/University of Missouri

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COLUMBIA, Mo. — Once red crown rot spreads, you cannot unspread it, University of Missouri Extension State Plant Pathologist Mandy Bish said.

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